P.C From U.S.A

Hello,
My brother lives in u.s.a and has mailed me a configuration for my new pc which he will buying for me from newegg.com.Only the dvd writter and monitor i will be buying in india.this is my configuration -

1-C.P.U-Intel Core 2 Duo-C2D E6400-2.13GHz
2-MOTHERBOARD-ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe WI-FI-
3-GRAPHICS CARD-MSI Radeon X1900XT 512MB [RTPE: RX1900XT-VT2D512E
4-CABINET-Antec Performance I P180B
5-POWERSUPPLY-Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply
6-C.P.U COOLER-Tuniq Tower 120
7-RAM-G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
8-KEYBOARD-Microsoft Natural 4000 B2M-00012 Black 103 Normal Keys 17 Function Keys USB Wired Ergonomics Keyboard
9-MOUSE-Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (Corded)
10-MONITOR-samsing syncmaster 798mb
11-SPEAKER-Logitech X-530 Speakers
12-DVD WRITTER-benq dw 1650 -
13-HARD DISK-Western Digital SATA3.0Gbps 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Caviar SE16-
14-G.P.U COOLER-ZALMAN VF900 - CU LED 80mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light VGA Cooling Fan/Heatsink
15-mouse pad-Steel Pad QCK Mouse Pad
16-gaming controller-Microsoft B4G00001 Xbox 360 Controller For pc

please suggest any changes and i am confused which monitor to go for 17 inch or 19 inch my budjet is 10000 .i have shortlisted 2 17 inch monitors SyncMaster 798MB PLUS and samsung 794MG and 19 inch samsung 997MB .please also tell me their prices.

[Third Eye]

get 4 GB ram.

[Pathik]

go for any samsung syncmaster 19 inch....
and the ram is enuf...
overALL... Awsome config.....

[Third Eye]

it is better to have more RAM coz upcoming game's will comsume more memory.

[Pathik]

k...btw wats the total price of this config in rupees...

hello,
thanks for the reply .the total price of the configuration is around rs 75000 or 1600 us dollars also my brother is going to by the pc around september near the holiday season in u.s.a so at that time nvdia boards and ati boards would have also come so i am still undecided on the motherboard.and there should be some drop in prices expecting the total price to be 1500 us dollars. also whats the price of samsung syncmaster 997MB 19 inch in india.

[JGuru]

In US they have 110 volts power ; In India we use 220 volts power!!
So does your PC if bought in US , support 220 volts power?
If your not into gaming you can buy a 17'' LCD monitor. That reduces the strain
on your eyes; also it comsumes less power. Go for SamSung or ViewSonic.

Originally Posted by JGuru

In US they have 110 volts power ; In India we use 220 volts power!!
So does your PC if bought in US , support 220 volts power?
If your not into gaming you can buy a 17'' LCD monitor. That reduces the strain
on your eyes; also it comsumes less power. Go for SamSung or ViewSonic.

i dont think power supply would be a problem.yeah i am in to gaming so i would be buying crt in india only.

[rahul_becks23]

hah aha hah ahhahahah hahahah a.....................what noobish posts.
what is gonna do of his f*ckin X1900XT with a 17 inch display.
ha hha ha hahhhh............................................ .................................................. ...................i just cant stop.

[Third Eye]

don't waste money on pc.

[Rollercoaster]

i would suggest u ask him to get a 16:9 widescreen LCD <must be cheaper there
u know widescreen is here and HDTV is around the corner...

with all the cool looks it will be a drool machine... make is super slick by
1. get Logitech wireless rumblepad 2 insted of microsoft
2. Get G7 Optical wireless gaming mouse
3. Get G15 wired gaming keyboard
4. Insted on one 250Gb put is 2x200GB at RAID-0 config <<as with all that high end config the HDD becomes the bottleneck..keep in mind vista is coming and games like FEAR - pray - quake 4 -farcry feel much better with highspeed HDD
5. Put is a TV tuner

now top it off with everything black...

nobody in india will beat the looks of this PC

hello,
thanks for the help this is my final configuration-
1-C.P.U-Intel Core 2 Duo-C2D E6600-2.40GHz
2-MOTHERBOARD-ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe WI-FI
3-GRAPHICS CARD-MSI Radeon X1900XT 512MB [RTPE: RX1900XT-VT2D512E,4-CABINET-Antec Performance I P180B
5-POWERSUPPLY-Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply
6-C.P.U COOLER-Tuniq Tower 120-
7-RAM-G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
8-KEYBOARD-Logitech G15 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard
9-MOUSE-Logitech G7 Laser Mouse wireless
10-MONITOR-samsing 997MB 19 inch CRT
11-SPEAKER-Logitech X-530 Speakers
12-DVD WRITTER-benq dw 1650 -
13-HARD DISK-2xWestern Digital SATA3.0Gbps 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Caviar SE16 AT RAID 0
14-G.P.U COOLER-ZALMAN VF900 - CU LED 80mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light VGA Cooling Fan/Heatsink
15-mouse pad-Steel Pad QCK Mouse Pad
16-gaming controller-Microsoft B4G00001 Xbox 360 Controller For pc

[akshayt]

I have suggested some changes.

1-C.P.U-Intel Core 2 Duo-C2D E6400-2.13GHz

2-MOTHERBOARD-ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe WI-FI-
Consider Intel Bad Axe 975 as well

3-GRAPHICS CARD-MSI Radeon X1900XT 512MB [RTPE: RX1900XT-VT2D512E
ATi(Built By ATi) or Asus or maybe Sapphire(bad customer service), if possible try to wait to get the X1950XT or better still wait for Dx10 or even better get a 1800XT now and upgrade to a DX 10 in 6 months

4-CABINET-Antec Performance I P180B
Are you sure you want to spend so much on the cabinet? Won't a 50-75$ at max thing do?

5-POWERSUPPLY-Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply
Don't get Antec. Get a quality 600watts or higher from OCZ, Fortron etc.


6-C.P.U COOLER-Tuniq Tower 120
Consider Thermaltake Big Typhoon

7-RAM-G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
Get 4 GB ram
Consider OCZ and Corsair as well
Consider getting DDR 2 1000mhz if possible

8-KEYBOARD-Microsoft Natural 4000 B2M-00012 Black 103 Normal Keys 17 Function Keys USB Wired Ergonomics Keyboard
Not sure, can you get something higher?

9-MOUSE-Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (Corded)
Consider the raxor copper head as well

10-MONITOR-samsing syncmaster 798mb
Get the 798MB plus. Belive me the 1900XT won't be able to play games at more than 1024*768 or at most 1280*1024 even under and within 6 months down the line. A 1900XT at the moment can play games at 1280*1024 without AA and AF for most intensive games, but mostly at 1600*1200 no AA no AF or 1280*1024 AA AA but mostly at 1600*1200 with AA and AF. Anyway, 17" monitor is more than enough. Consider getting 17" TFT from Asus etc, costs around 17k or so

11-SPEAKER-Logitech X-530 Speakers
Also, consider Altec Lansing 5.1 or Klipsch 5.1(now in India)

12-DVD WRITTER-benq dw 1650 -
13-HARD DISK-Western Digital SATA3.0Gbps 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Caviar SE16-
Seagate SATA II NCQ 300GB around 4800, don't get the hdd from abroad.

14-G.P.U COOLER-ZALMAN VF900 - CU LED 80mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light VGA Cooling Fan/Heatsink
15-mouse pad-Steel Pad QCK Mouse Pad
16-gaming controller-Microsoft B4G00001 Xbox 360 Controller For pc

I suggest getting the minimum as possible from out of India as it can have great warranty and support issues.

G7 might not be as good at gaming, a person shifted from it back to mx 518, that is any way user specific.
Also G15 is not a good gaming keyboard. Don't get it.

19" is not needed and will need the graphic card to be upgraded soon unless you want it to look crap.

[Ethan_Hunt]

Originally Posted by akshayt

Also G15 is not a good gaming keyboard. Don't get it.

Any specific reason for it? I have used the G15 keyboard and can comfortably say that its excellent for gaming.It would allow you to combine certain combo keys into one single keystroke via the macrokeys.Plus the LCD screen wich would display the CPU and RAM usage,Fraps,Tempratures,Ammo status in a game etc is simply a treat.

Belive me the 1900XT won't be able to play games at more than 1024*768 or at most 1280*1024 even under and within 6 months down the line. A 1900XT at the moment can play games at 1280*1024 without AA and AF for most intensive games, but mostly at 1600*1200 no AA no AF or 1280*1024 AA AA but mostly at 1600*1200 with AA and AF.

ROTFL!! Dude how in the world do you come up with all those future predictions? Every card at some point will be futile a few years down the line.That dosen't mean we wait for a single card which would last you for lifetime.The X1900XT is comfortably crusing along with current games and dosen't look like it will back down for a year and a half.A 19" is definetly recommended as it would really push the card true capacity and deliver 1280x1024 above resolutions.Plus this is a one time installment as if this guy decides to upgrade his card in the future then why restrict the resolutions to 1280x1024? My advice would be to go in for a Viewsonic E92f+Sb 19 inch monitor which is flawless as far as clarity and performance is concerned.

hello,
thanks for the reply i am going to get a 19 inch monitor but i am confused between Viewsonic E92f+Sb 19 and samsung 997mb 19 inch which is around 13000 which one is the best and any other suggestions .also when will the direct x 10 cards be coming i am going to buy this rig around september.

[rahul_becks23]

get the Viewsonic.........u wont regret.
and abt DirectX 10 G Cs, u wont be seeing them this year.

Originally Posted by rahul_becks23

get the Viewsonic.........u wont regret.
and abt DirectX 10 G Cs, u wont be seeing them this year.

i think the samsung has higher resolutions what the main diff between these two monitors.

[Venom]

Originally Posted by rahul_becks23

hah aha hah ahhahahah hahahah a.....................what noobish posts.
what is gonna do of his f*ckin X1900XT with a 17 inch display.
ha hha ha hahhhh............................................ .................................................. ...................i just cant stop.

Dude, whatever is your personal mental issues, keep em to your mind, dont transfer it to the keyboard.

Viewsonic LCDs are the best and monitors are on par with Samsung too :]

Originally Posted by Venom

Dude, whatever is your personal mental issues, keep em to your mind, dont transfer it to the keyboard.

Viewsonic LCDs are the best and monitors are on par with Samsung too :]

i meant crt

[abhijit_reddevil]

Originally Posted by Rollercoaster

i would suggest u ask him to get a 16:9 widescreen LCD <must be cheaper there
u know widescreen is here and HDTV is around the corner...

with all the cool looks it will be a drool machine... make is super slick by
1. get Logitech wireless rumblepad 2 insted of microsoft
2. Get G7 Optical wireless gaming mouse
3. Get G15 wired gaming keyboard
4. Insted on one 250Gb put is 2x200GB at RAID-0 config <<as with all that high end config the HDD becomes the bottleneck..keep in mind vista is coming and games like FEAR - pray - quake 4 -farcry feel much better with highspeed HDD
5. Put is a TV tuner

now top it off with everything black...

nobody in india will beat the looks of this PC

If it's looks and performance he wants, then what about this?

Alienware Area-51® 7500

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz 2MB Cache 1066MHz FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Service Pack 2
Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis - Conspiracy Blue
Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling
Power Supply: 650 Watt Alienware® Multi-GPU Approved
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Motherboard
Memory: 1GB DDR2 Performance SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 512MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ 8MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Graphics Processor: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900 GT
Monitor: Alienware Approved 17" 12ms Flat Panel - Black
Sound Card: High Performance 7.1 Audio - Standard
Speakers: Logitech® X-530 5.1 70-Watt Speakers
Keyboard: Alienware® USB Full-Size Keyboard
Mouse: Alienware® Optical 3-Button Mouse with Scroll Wheel
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Alienware Exclusive Offers: GameFly - Unlimited Game Rentals for 15 days - FREE TRIAL
Productivity Software: Microsoft® Works 8 Productivity Suite
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager


Total : $ 1874 plus shipping and handling...

Just see here:

http://www.alienware.com/ShoppingCar...ppingCart.aspx

Originally Posted by digitized

If it's looks and performance he wants, then what about this?

Alienware Area-51® 7500

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz 2MB Cache 1066MHz FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Service Pack 2
Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis - Conspiracy Blue
Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling
Power Supply: 650 Watt Alienware® Multi-GPU Approved
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Motherboard
Memory: 1GB DDR2 Performance SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 512MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ 8MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Graphics Processor: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900 GT
Monitor: Alienware Approved 17" 12ms Flat Panel - Black
Sound Card: High Performance 7.1 Audio - Standard
Speakers: Logitech® X-530 5.1 70-Watt Speakers
Keyboard: Alienware® USB Full-Size Keyboard
Mouse: Alienware® Optical 3-Button Mouse with Scroll Wheel
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Alienware Exclusive Offers: GameFly - Unlimited Game Rentals for 15 days - FREE TRIAL
Productivity Software: Microsoft® Works 8 Productivity Suite
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager


Total : $ 1874 plus shipping and handling...

Just see here:

http://www.alienware.com/ShoppingCar...ppingCart.aspx

i can get a e660 and 1900xt which are better than the above pc for a lesser price.also which is the best 19 inch crt.

i think hearing from the replies the Viewsonic E96f+Sb 19inch scores over. samsung 997MB.any body for samsung 997mb.

[QUOTE=Gaming.Havoc]i can get a e660 and 1900xt which are better than the above pc for a lesser price.also which is the best 19 inch crt.


i have seen some good reviews about the Viewsonic E96f+Sb 19inch but the samsung has higher resolution .which has better over all quality for gaming and after sales support.

[Ethan_Hunt]

Well I haven't actually tested the Samsung 19" CRT but as far as Viewsonic goes trust me its worth every penny.Don't worry about the resolution as it has a top resolution of 2048x1536 @60Hz which is more than enough.It has a setting called Ultrabrite which allows you to caliberate the color settings in three modes i.e. Text,Movie & Gaming.Believe me once you switch it to gaming mode then you won't feel the need to switch the HDR(High Dynamic Range) setting in your game.

[akshayt]

With games like GRAW and Oblivion you are forced not to go beyond 1280*1024 without AA!

New games like Crysis, UT07 etc might want the 1900XT to play at 10X7/12X10 MAN or nearly MAX without AA that too at Dx9.

Take my word, you will be upgrading 6-9months down the line at the very max. Already ATi is releasing its 1950XTX and soon DX10 cards will kill are current ones.

I would suggest:
1)GEt 1900XT today and upgrade under 12months
2)Get 1900XT CF and upgrade whenever you can

1)Recommended


Don't get the alienware, it will be crap.
Anyway I have read that alienware has too many problems.

best: buy mostly/all from india
else: buy abroad but as little as you can

Originally Posted by akshayt

With games like GRAW and Oblivion you are forced not to go beyond 1280*1024 without AA!

New games like Crysis, UT07 etc might want the 1900XT to play at 10X7/12X10 MAN or nearly MAX without AA that too at Dx9.

Take my word, you will be upgrading 6-9months down the line at the very max. Already ATi is releasing its 1950XTX and soon DX10 cards will kill are current ones.

I would suggest:
1)GEt 1900XT today and upgrade under 12months
2)Get 1900XT CF and upgrade whenever you can

1)Recommended


Don't get the alienware, it will be crap.
Anyway I have read that alienware has too many problems.

best: buy mostly/all from india
else: buy abroad but as little as you can

thanks for the reply as i am going to buy the system during mid september i think due to the release of 1950xt cards if they come between 350-400 us dollars i might be willing to spend more.also should i op for 2 hard disks of 250 gb does raid have advantage in gaming?

Originally Posted by allwyndlima

Well I haven't actually tested the Samsung 19" CRT but as far as Viewsonic goes trust me its worth every penny.Don't worry about the resolution as it has a top resolution of 2048x1536 @60Hz which is more than enough.It has a setting called Ultrabrite which allows you to caliberate the color settings in three modes i.e. Text,Movie & Gaming.Believe me once you switch it to gaming mode then you won't feel the need to switch the HDR(High Dynamic Range) setting in your game.

After hearing all of your views this is my latest configuration note i am waiting for the nvdia 590 chipset from asus which is going to release later this month.after that i would select a mobo also nobody pointed out i was missing a audio card?

1-C.P.U-Intel Core 2 Duo-C2D E6600-2.40GHz
2-MOTHERBOARD-ASUS Nvidia 590SLI-
3-GRAPHICS CARD-ASUS 1900XT
4-CABINET-Antec Performance I P180B
5-POWERSUPPLY-SeaSonic S12-600 ATX12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240V UL, CE, CB, FCC - Retail
6-C.P.U COOLER-Tuniq Tower 120
7-RAM-CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memor
8-KEYBOARD-Logitech G15 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard
9-MOUSE-Logitech G7 wireless
10-MONITOR-Viewsonic E96f+Sb 19inch
11-SPEAKER-Logitech X-530 Speakers
12-DVD WRITTER-benq dw 1650
13-HARD DISK-2xWestern Digital SATA3.0Gbps 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Caviar SE16 at Raid 0
14-G.P.U COOLER-ZALMAN VF900 - CU LED 80mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light VGA Cooling Fan/Heatsink
15-mouse pad-Steel Pad 5L 20030 Mouse Pad
16-gaming controller-Microsoft B4G00001 Xbox 360 Controller
17-Sound card-Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

[Rollercoaster]

just asi said earlier... yes go for raid... it helps a lot specially in vista and games like fear

[PCWORM]

get more ram...
get a 19 inch monitor.... also look out for acer monitors...

[akshayt]

get 300GB X 2 SATA II NCQ hdds

GET 1900XT CF or 1900XTX or 1950XT
get 4GB ram

thanks all i am going with 2 gb of ram and 2 western digital hard drives in raid 0